The Business Dispute Law Blog by Bill Garrison

Look Who May be Going to Jail Now

If appears the Feds are cracking down on illegal immigration by actually going after those that profit most from it.  Novel approach.

“Law enforcement officials will ‘use all the tools we have, whether it be criminal enforcement or immigration laws to break the back’ of businesses that exploit undocumented immigrants, said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at a news conference.”

If this turns out to be more than mere posturing, certain businesses will have to rethink their “blind eye” policies and procedures.  For the rest, this just emphasizes the need to make careful and defensible documentation of employee records.

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